Humanities Teacher
Eden Park High School, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3RDThis job expired on 19 April 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
19 April 2024 at 1pm
Date listed
28 March 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subjects
- Geography, History, Religious Education
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/ UPS plus additional £1000 allowance per annum
Humanities Teacher job summary
Based at Eden Park High School
Education for the 21st Century is a values-led organisation, driven by a determination to create welcoming and open schools for the local community, where every person thrives, makes excellent progress, and succeeds. We are committed to improving outcomes and transforming lives, realising social mobility, and the transformative power of education. We value the difference in all of our schools while seeking to bring them together around a framework that delivers an enriching experience and a great education for the young people within our care.
We want the very best for all of our young people. Our plan to ensure that we deliver great schools is underpinned by our shared values of trust, kindness, and endeavour. Our schools and our staff are collaborative and we seek to create consistency and quality throughout.
Our leaders create improvement in schools that is robust and sustainable. We are as enthusiastic about developing and nurturing our staff, as we are about developing our young people. Our professional development programs and our approach to school improvement provide quality and rigor while creating a depth of experience and learning for our staff.
About the role:
To lead and undertake any job at the reasonable request of the Head Teacher
To undertake duties as required.
Work effectively with others to achieve tasks.
Manage the Learning and Teaching process of students in your responsibility area.
Challenge any low expectations from students or parents.
Lead aspects of the department under the reasonable directive of your HoD.
Attend departmental and school functions, including Options Evening and Open Evening.
To meet all relevant deadlines as and when requested.
To ensure adequate cover work is set in accordance with whole school practice.
Teach throughout the age and ability range as required or with relevant training to teach in other curriculum areas at the direction of the Head Teacher
Ensure all lessons are thoroughly planned and delivered to at least a ‘good’ standard
Evaluate the impact of all activities on the quality of learning and teaching.
Carry out the assessment, monitoring, recording, and reporting of students’ attainments and achievements in accordance with the Assessment Policy.
Have thorough knowledge of and regularly use student data to track progress.
Develop student literacy, numeracy, and ICT in lessons through high quality teaching.
Pay due regard to the differing needs and abilities of students when planning curriculum delivery.
Play a full and active role in departmental Curriculum development.
Support all whole school policies.
Fully participate in the school’s Pastoral Management and organisation, including the acceptance of a form tutor role as required.
To actively support the school’s Rewards System.
Ensure the effective use of associate staff as required.
Take an active part in the school’s appraisal cycle.
Develop your CPD needs in consultation with your Head of Department with due reference to Curriculum Area and whole school priorities.
Seek advice from and consult with your line managers as and when necessary.
Actively seek out expertise both within school and externally to enhance student learning.
Maintain regular communication with parents via telephone, letters, contact books, written reports.
Report any issues of repair and maintenance according to school practice.
Deploy and use curriculum resources effectively and efficiently.
Maintain the physical environment of your teaching area(s) to a high standard. Pay regard to the up-to-date display of students’ work (and other forms of display).
Ensure all learning and teaching resources are up to date, engaging and challenging.
*We reserve the right to this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Education for the 21st Century is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Education for the 21st Century is fully committed to equality and to valuing diversity as an employer and a provider of education.
Commitment to safeguarding
Education for the 21st Century is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Education for the 21st Century is fully committed to equality and to valuing diversity as an employer and a provider of education.
About Eden Park High School
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1190 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Eden Park High School website (opens in new tab)
Education for the 21st Century is a values-led organisation, driven by a determination to create welcoming and open schools for the local community, where every person thrives, makes excellent progress, and succeeds. We are committed to improving outcomes and transforming lives, realising social mobility, and the transformative power of education. We value the difference in all of our schools while seeking to bring them together around a framework that delivers an enriching experience and a great education for the young people within our care.
We want the very best for all of our young people. Our plan to ensure that we deliver great schools is underpinned by our shared values of trust, kindness, and endeavour. Our schools and our staff are collaborative, and we seek to create consistency and quality throughout.
Our leaders create improvement in schools that is robust and sustainable. We are as enthusiastic about developing and nurturing our staff, as we are about developing our young people. Our professional development programs and our approach to school improvement provide quality and rigor while creating a depth of experience and learning for our staff.
In joining Eden Park High School and the family of schools within E21C you will gain access to an unparalleled level of support and development in a forward-thinking school and trust.
Eden Park High School is a new school in Beckenham. We opened in 2017, moved into our purpose-built new premises in 2019, celebrated our first ever GCSE results in 2022 and have opened our new Sixth Form this September. With a new and expanded leadership team, this young school is starting an exciting new chapter as we build the culture, systems and teams that will see us expand further over the next two years and deliver an outstanding quality of education for the community.
We are currently recruiting exceptional teachers and support staff who want to be part of our journey of transformation. We want people who will share in our ethos and values and set a new standard of excellence and inspire young minds.
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